What Is the Vagus Nerve? The vagus nerve is the longest cranial nerve in the body. It’s called “vagus” because it wanders, like a vagabond, through the body, connecting...
By Wes Oldroyd November 30th 2004, Not Just Another Day20 years later and I still remember the day Matt was brought into my life. It wasn’t the normal birth...
When we talk about development in Down syndrome, most conversations center around time-based motor delays, speech difficulties, or academic learning. But what if all of these challenges stem from...
By Sean Spiesz Let me start with this: I didn’t sign up to write a Father’s Day blog post. I signed up to go to the hardware store, build...
How many times have we heard it? How many times have we even believed it? “They’re so stubborn.” “It’s just part of Down syndrome.” Let’s pause. When we accept...
10 Simple Loop Activities to Support Vision, Vestibular, and Cerebellar Integration By Geralyn Spiesz, MS, OTR/L One of the simplest, most effective tools we’ve found to support integrated development...
In moments of stress, our nervous systems can become overwhelmed and shift into a state of fight, flight, or freeze. This happens not just in our children, but in...
If there’s one truth I wish every parent could fully feel—it’s this: Physiological safety is the foundation of all learning. Not flashcards. Not therapy hours. Not how many words...
When we become mothers, we dive headfirst into a world of love, responsibility, and, let’s be honest, exhaustion. For those of us raising children with Down syndrome, that journey...
- 1
- 2